Nobody loses their s**t more often than Nic Cage. In fact, it's kind of amazing that he has any sh*t left. To save us hard-working Americans the time it would take to watch every Nic Cage movie just for the the pleasure of seeing him lose said s**t, or watching him punch a woman (orGet more »
Author Archives: Ken Reid
Daniel Radcliffe Takes Celebrity Geekism to New Level
Although nerd culture has become more and more mainstream these days, with the stigma of sci-fi almost completely forgotten and the box office raking in the dough from the latest genre flicks, there is one key element of the nerd that is often forgotten by people: Nerds actually know things. Who better to demonstrate thisGet more »
Daniel Radcliffe Re-Animated 'Twilight'-Style on 'The Simpsons'
"Twilight Saga" and "Harry Potter" mash-ups are nothing new, and the debate over which franchise reigns supreme has been going on for what seems like forever. But Fox has given the whole thing a welcome -- and highly squee-worthy -- twist. In the latest installment of "The Simpsons"' "Treehouse of Horror" series, they landed aGet more »
'There Will Be Blood': The Video Game
Despite what your friend from college who never really moved past his love of Super Nintendo (or in some circles, "Super No-Friend-o") tells you, there has never been a good cinematic adaption of a video game. Sure, we all loved looking at Kylie Minogue in "Street Fighter," and there's something to be said for theGet more »
22 Magical ‘Harry Potter’ Tattoos
It has been said that the "Harry Potter" movies are a great gateway for getting kids into reading. Potter Mania has driven a lot of otherwise book-weary men, women and children to pick up an actual novel or seven. But it's not just inspiring literacy... "Harry Potter" has also driven unsuspecting people to do things a lot bolder than pickingGet more »
R2D2 and C3PO's Late Night Droid Raid
The UK's Curry's Electronics claims to be the greatest electronics store in the galaxy. Being as intergalactic travel itself is beyond the technological means of most human beings -- let alone those who live in the UK -- how would we know? If we could travel to other planets, we doubt the first order ofGet more »
Classic Movie Posters Zombie-fied
Are you the kind of person who can't help but wonder what "The Empire Strikes Back" would be like if Han Solo became a zombie and tore Princess Leia's throat out with his teeth? Have you always thought the "Toy Story" movies would be better if Buzz Lightyear and his friends were actually flesh-eating undead?Get more »
'Breakfast Club' Makes Needlepoint Cool Again
Cross-stitching, long the realm of grandmothers, Whitman's Chocolate samplers and the opening credits to the '80s TV horror show "Mama's Family," reeks of nostalgia. The bad kind. The kind that usually manifests itself in a lecture from an elderly person who may or may not be related to you. But it doesn't have to beGet more »
'The Lion King' Meets MGMT in Sublime New Mash
Peanut butter and chocolate. Gin and tonic. Champagne and strawberries. All great things that go great together. But they weren't created that way -- it took real foresight and vision to mash these things together to create something greater than the sum of its parts. The YouTube user who created this mashup of the openingGet more »
'South Park' Dreams Up 'Inception' Spoof
If you think that the nearly universally-loved blockbuster "Inception" is parody-proof, you've clearly forgotten the equal opportunity satirists at "South Park". After 14 seasons on the air, you should realize by now that almost nothing is safe from the sharp sword of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's two-dimensional mountain town. Witness "Insheeption." As you shouldGet more »
